Book Awards bring instant credibility, and having an award seal on your book cover makes your book stand out! Become an 'Award Winning Christian Author' by entering your book in the only 'family friendly' book contest running!
Hi everyone! The next CBA contest is 1 October 2025! Anyone who enters now will be in the 1 October 2025 CBAs! If you enter after the 7 September 2025 cut-off you will be in the 1 January 2025 CBAs! Upcoming CBA award presentations are 26 July 2025, 23 August 2025, and 27 September 2025 at our church see details below! You need to e-mail us which date and that you are coming and we will have your CBA award cert printed out and framed for your presentation photo - Very important if you want a CBA medal presented with your award cert you must purchase it at the link below BEFORE the award ceremony so we have it on hand for you! God Bless! CBAs
WHY THIS CONTEST IS DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE REST:This is a very simple book award contest. Your book is judged by two award-winning Christians and you get the higher of the two scores for GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE, or NO AWARD. We don't judge authors against other authors, we judge books based on a clearly published standard. There are 3 elements to an award winning book (1. complete family friendly story, 2. cool book cover, and 3. no typos or grammatical errors), and your award is based on your work (GOLD MEDAL contains all 3 elements, SILVER MEDAL contains 2 elements, BRONZE MEDAL contains 1 element, NO MEDAL your book contains 0 of 3 elements) as determined by our judges. We know award-winning when we see it - because the judges - Mr. Rich Collins (Award-winning Christian Author and movie maker with 6 movie awards and 13 book awards) and Ms. Jennifer Lusong (Award-winning Christian Illustrator with 5 illustration awards) are award-winning multiple times! This is the difference. Your work judged against the standards below = Your award level!
PURPOSE: The purpose of the Christian Book Award Contest is to recognize authors of all ages who publish ‘Christian family friendly’ books and graphic novels for Christians to read and enjoy. America needs to start encouraging and rewarding those who produce wholesome entertainment.
CATEGORIES YOU CAN ENTER: There are 5 categories you can enter are: 1) Graphic Novel / Comic / Picture Book; 2) For young kids to read / Elementary School; 3) For kids to read / Middle School; 4) For Teens to read broken down into Fiction and Non-Fiction, 5) For Adults to read broken down by Fiction and Non-Fiction! You can enter multiple categories if you want - you see some books with multiple awards!
RULES: To enter the contest provide your $25 payment at the contest link below and then e-mail your book in ‘pdf’ or ‘word’ format to the e-mail address raeganandrjinspace@aol.com. Only books in the English language will be accepted. Entries will be judged by an award winning Christian author and filmmaker (Mr Rich Collins) and an award-winning Christian illustrator (Ms Jennifer Lusong)! Entries will be confirmed by return e-mail along with the date of your contest when we receive your entry and payment. ‘Christian Book Awards’ contests will occur quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October of each year. Your entry will be entered in the next contest run. So if you enter the contest on 15 May 2016, your book or graphic novel will be judged on 1 July 2016, and so on. Determination of your award level (Gold, Silver, Bronze) will be provided to you in an e-mail on the 1st day of the your contest month or shortly thereafter depending on completion of grading, So if you entered the 1 July 2016 contest, your notification of award will be made by e-mail on 1 July 2016 or shortly thereafter. We do not accept paper copies of books, only pdf or word format sent by e-mail; the reason is because the 2 judges live in different locations and to mail copies to different judges would make the cost to enter a paper copy too expensive, and we are trying to keep it as low as possible. Decision of the judges is final, and no refunds will be provided under any circumstances. If your book is not accepted into the CBA your entry fee will be refunded.
CATEGORIES: Entries can be submitted in one of 5 categories: 1) Graphic Novel / Comic / Picture Book, 2) For Young Kids/Elementary School age to read, 3) For Kids/Middle School age to read, 4) For Teen broken down into Fiction and Non-Fiction, 5) For Adults to read broken down into Fiction and Non-Fiction, It doesn't matter what genre it is it will fit in one of the 5 categories above. So whether you have a kids book on space adventure, a book for teen girls about funny or embarrassing high school friendships, or an Amish romance novel for women, just tell us what age category it should go in when you send it to us.
WHAT DO YOU WIN: Awardees receive 1) An award post with your medal category and certificate at our Facebook Page; 2) Recognition as an 'Award Winning Author' for the rest of your life, and your book will be an 'Award Winning Book', 3) A digital award certificate, and 4) A digital seal to display on copies of your book or web site, 5) Winning Books will be posted at our Facebook page and Web Site for up to 18 months for promotion and verification purposes.
STANDARDS FOR ENTRIES:
1) Only complete stories will be allowed to enter the contest and be judged. We will not judge 'summaries' or 'half-finished' works. Don't sweat it. Just knuckle down and finish the story! You can do it!
2) Books can be previously published, there is no date limit of when it has to have been published or finished. You could enter a book you did 5 years ago or yesterday.
3) Only 'Christian family friendly' stories will be allowed to enter and be judged. The definition of ‘family friendly’ is that your book or graphic novel entry would be something you would not be embarrased to read with your Mom or Dad on one side, and your daughter or son on the other. I am not going to give you a list of things that would not be 'family friendly' because little kids go on this site. No entries with innapropriate material will be accepted or judged. If an entry is submitted that is not 'family friendly' it will be returned with the money and pdf file. Sorry folks, we don't want to judge anyone or anything, but this contest is to encourage writers and illustrators to produce 'family friendly' material.
4) Only stories in English will be accepted and judged.
5) Only stories from a Christian world view will be accepted and judged.
6) You do not have to have your story published yet. Unpublished works can be entered and judged.
7) You do not have to have your story professionally done, we encourage independant and beginning authors to submit stories for grading.
AWARD LEVEL GUIDE TO HELP YOU:
There are 3 elements to an award-winning book (1. complete family friendly story, 2. cool book cover, and 3. no typos or gramatical errors), and your medal is based on those as determined by the judges.
Gold: Contains all 3 elements.
Silver: Contains 2 elements.
Bronze: Contains 1 element.
No medal: If your entry contains 0 of 3 elements your book does not medal.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES SUBMITTED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LEVELS AWARDED: If you produce and enter the contest with a family friendly graphic novel or book that is a GOLD you will get a GOLD. If you produce a book or novel that is an BRONZE level, that is what you will be awarded. Your award has nothing to do with how many entries are received during a given quarter. Next quarter we could have 5 GOLD and no other awards, or 1 of each, or no GOLD but 2 SILVER. Rest assured, your level of award will not be downgraded because some very talented Christian submitted a 'MARVEL QUALITY COMIC' two days before you submitted your first kids story book.
PUBLISHERS VERIFICATION: If an author submits a work indicating they are a 'Christian Book Award' winner, you can verify by contacting us we maintain a roster of the winners. 'Centauri' award winner,
SPONSOR: The sponsor for this contest is Richard Collins, a multiple award-winning Christian filmmaker and author, registered 'artist/author' and 'home business' owner in the State of Virginia license #293309.
See previous award winners for the last 2 years here:
Christian Book Award Presentation Ceremonies! (Thank you Rob Eckno for letting us use the photos from the ceremony you ROCK)!
We are now doing monthly award presentation ceremonies for CBA winners at our church upcoming events are 25 May 2024 and 22 June 2024! Get once in a lifetime recordings and photos of you giving a recorded award speech and then get award presentation and red carpet photos for your social media pages! We do not pay for anyone to come to a CBA award ceremony but the event is free no tickets. Check with the Director before coming to make sure he has your RSVP and award cert printed out and framed. If you don't tell us you are coming we won't know to have your award printed out and framed. The ceremonies are 12 PM EST noon at our church Menchville Baptist Church (MBC) usually on the 4th Saturday of the month it just depends sometimes they are on the 3rd Saturday depending on what is happening at our church PLEASE check with the director before travelling so you don't waste time and money! The address is 248 Menchville Drive Newport News VA 23602. We start off with award speeches which we record, then do award certificate and medal photos in front of our CBA backdrop, and then finish it off with red carpet photos! If you want a CBA medal presented with your framed award cert you need to purchase one above before the ceremony date to make sure it is there. Or, if you already have one just bring it! You don't have to dress up you can wear casual clothes we are not fancy if you want to dress up that is fine but it is not required! Here are pictures from a recent event -
Give an award speech which we will record on your iPhone and hand right back to you - Don't worry if you mess up after you come down and review your speech if its not right you can go right back up and do it again till you get it right! We will not move on to award photos till everyone is satisfied!
Then get an award certificate and medal presentation photo with the Director of the CBAs and a photo of you and your award cert and medal in front of our CBA backdrop!
Then get a red carpet photo with you and your award cert and award medal!
PLEASE let us know you are coming to the CBA award presentation ceremony so we have your award cert printed out! If you also want your medal presented you have to buy it here BEFORE your ceremony date so we have it there for you!!
Christian Book Award Winner Medals, T-Shirts, and Certificates (Thank you Rob Eckno and "Double Blessing" for letting us use the photos of you sporting your CBA shirts, CBA medals and CBA award certificates you guys ROCK)!
See pictures! Imagine you at your next book signing wearing your GOLD MEDAL, your GOLD MEDAL T-shirt, and having a copy of your GOLD MEDAL award certificate by your stack of books! All are available to you if you win in the CBAs! Step 1 is to enter Christian Book Awards Contest! You can do it! God Bless! CBAs
CBA Bronze Medal Winner with Black Bronze Medal T-Shirt and Bronze Medal!
CBA Silver Medal Winner with Black Silver Medal T-Shirt and Silver Medal!
CBA Gold Medal Winner with White Gold Medal T-Shirt and Gold Medal and Gold Medal Certificate!
CBA Gold Medal Winner with Black Gold Medal T-Shirt and Gold Medal and Gold Medal Certificate!
CBA Gold Medal Winner with Black Gold Medal T-Shirt and Gold Medal!
Christian Book Award Winner Medals!
If you are a Christian Book Award Winner you can order your BRONZE, SILVER, or GOLD Medal from the links above! These medals are the same as the seals so they match your certificate! You can wear your medal at your book signing event or other gatherings to let everyone know you are top notch when it comes to family friendly writing! When ordering your medal, please pay with a credit card or other card accepted by Pay Pal. We can't do anything about the cost they were very expensive to have made, but you can tell they are very high quality! Once you placed your order e-mail us your name and address to our web site e-mail 'raeganandrjinspace@aol.com'. We will mail you ONE BRONZE, SILVER, or GOLD Medal. The cost of the medal includes shipping and handling! These are real solid metal medals, and come with a 17 inch green ribbon! At this time we can only mail to US residents foreign mailing is too much at this time! Be advised our medals are NOT real GOLD, SILVER, or BRONZE, they are metal colored like that - be realistic here a real GOLD medal would cost $4,000 NOT $25 - so no we do not have REAL GOLD. SILVER, or BRONZE medals! God Bless CBAs
Christian Book Award Winner T-Shirts! Go to this link and purchase a T-Shirt with our award winner seals on them GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE!
Christian Book Award Winner T-Shirts! If you are a CBA Award Winner here is the link to order a T-Shirt to display the fact that you are an award winning Christian Writer -
We do not control the prices! We have the GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE Award Winner T-Shirts up! You can wear this T-Shirt at your book signing event or conference to let everyone know you are top notch when it comes to family friendly entertainment! You can make some modifications to the T-shirts before you order! God Bless! CBAs!
Imagine how amazing it would be to be wearing your CBA award medal T-Shirt and your Award Medal around your neck at your next book signing or other author event - the attendees would be amazed!
Here is a picture of the T-Shirt site -
What your medal certificate might look like - here is a sample of CBA award certs from years past!
‘Seeking the Lost: Sheep’ by Daniel Cramton. This is the first in a series of picture books which illustrate Jesus’ parables for kids that contain artwork and rhymes which tell the story! Daniel Cramton details the first parable of a sheep gone missing and the feelings that accompanied the consequences of disobedience, and then the response of the Shepherd who showed grace, mercy and kindness. The first book is about a sheep gone missing. The Shepherd led, but it wasn't listening.
‘God’s Word Is Like…Word Pictures that Bring the Bible to Life’ by Akaya Kitchen. A book of analogies that describe the Bible, this book features eighteen word pictures that bring the Bible to life for young children. For example, "God's Word is like a light. It helps me see where I should go." "God's Word is like an umbrella. It protects me from the storms."
‘Behind School Walls: Mind Graffiti’ by Jim H. Darnell and Dawn Renee Darnell. A book written to improve classroom learning based on the two learning types of children. The literary mind paints pictures while the mathematical mind creates movies. The mind graffiti is what keeps the mind stuck in one and blind to the other. Welcome to the uncommon answers to common problems from behind school walls.
‘Cruising Toward Heaven 2: A Spiritual Journey Into Life-Saving Rescues’ by Robert Ekno. Do you have fears that have caused you immense pain or anguish? Has your lack of trust in God led you to pass on amazing opportunities? Have you missed out on some of the greatest experiences that life has presented you as a result of your fears and/or unwillingness to believe in the improbable? If so, you're not alone. Author Rob Ekno has experienced these feelings too, and after a life-changing adventure in Alaska, wrote this book to share how to overcome your fears to live your best life as you cruise toward heaven!
‘I Love You, More’ by Gabriele McCracken. Every parent loves their child. That immense and profound love is difficult to explain to a child in a way they'll understand. In a beautiful, but simple manner, I Love You, More, author Gabriele McCracken explains just how and why a parent could love their child more. This picture book for children communicates how there is nothing quite like a mother's love. The story journeys through the country with a lullaby of love between a mama and her child.
‘From the Back of a Donkey: Journey of a Lifetime’ by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor. Are you weary of all the commercialization around Christmas? Dive in and discover a new way to experience the Christmas story. This retelling of the Christmas story brings the narrative to life in a way that will leave you captivated and emotionally moved, including 21 full color illustrations!
‘God's Gracious Killer: God's Conquering of a Dark Heart’ by Dwight David Croy. A soldier fighting against the ancient Assyrian Empire, Namaan and his small band of supporters go on an extraordinary journey, and meet Yahweh the true God!
‘Sofia’s Beauty’ by Brenda Gates. Sofia is trapped in an abusive marraige but refuses to leave because her evil husband owns a modeling magazine and she is addicted to the lifestyle, status, and money he provides. Her life is turned upside down when she wakes up in the 1800’s as a single woman with no money. As she begins life anew in this strange tough time, she meets wonderful people who teach her what life is really about! What is God trying to show her, and what choices will she make?
‘Fight or Flight: Double O'Two Mysteries’ by Double Blessing Ja’Naya and Jay’Den-Alexis. A family friendly kids adventure where young detectives Miss, Madam, and their faithful sidekick Deputy take the case to solve a murder mystery in the United States!
